Category: The Wine List

Last year a friend gave me the gift of wine. It’s a common gift I get and one that is always welcome in my home… any time. In fact, just the other day there was a bottle of wine leaning against the front door of my condo. This was an apology gift from the new downstairs owners who have made my life utter misery with doing a full gut project on the space that has been going on for 4 weeks and will continue for goodness knows how much longer. I honestly feel like I am going to open...

On Saturday evening I ventured to the renowned steak restaurant, The Capital Grille in Boston with my friend Erika. As I don’t eat red meat, it’s a rare occasion when I will purposefully book steak restaurants, however, each year the Capital Grille does a can’t miss summer wine event called The Generous Pour. The first time I attended this wine event, which runs all summer was in Kansas City, Missouri with my friend, Lauren where they featured Women in Wine and now after three Generous Pours that one is still my favorite. Last year they featured “Rebels, Rule Breakers...

Peju is a winemaker I gravitate towards when I want to do a Cabernet Sauvignon that is a little on the higher-end without breaking the bank. I rarely think about this winery for their whites but my mind may have recently been changed by the gift of Peju Sauvignon Blanc from two of my work friends. The gift was given to me prior to having to head back home to England. My intention was to wait until I got back to Boston and then enjoy this wine with a friend or two. Well, a terribly guilty admission here on...

When I am single on Valentine’s Day I choose to ignore it or at least that is what I tell myself. I don’t feel down or dwell on the fact that the Boston dating scene for a woman of a certain age is seriously poop because what’s the point? Instead, I go about my usual business of working, ignoring the fact that I have a gym membership and perhaps drinking wine in the evening. Okay, I work and then drink wine and the gym membership doesn’t even get a thought. This past Valentine’s Day I decided to have a...

As you all know I like wine, no, let me restate that, I LOVE WINE . . . I do. I see it as one of the many pleasures in life. With this in mind, I thought why not write a little about what I am drinking and share on my Blog. Click below to see all of my wine reviews in one place . . . no big words, no pretentiousness, short and sweet, just me and my wine. REDS WHITES Rose SPARKLING VARIETALWINEVINTAGEPRICEREGION WHITESancerre Laurent Reverdy2010$12France WHITEAlbarinoMartín Códax Albariño2010$19Spain WHITEChardonnayStickybeak2010$17Russian Valley River, CA WHITEChardonnayCakebread Cellars Chardonnay2008$38Napa Valley,...